André SnellingsJan 17, 2026, 03:55 PM ETCloseDr. André Snellings is a senior writer for men’s and women’s fantasy basketball and sports betting at ESPN. André has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Michigan. He joined ESPN in 2017 after a 16-year career as a neural engineer, during which time he was also a writer and analyst for Rotowire.
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Trae Young has top-15 fantasy upside in points leagues with Washington if he starts and plays a role similar to what he’s done in the past with Atlanta, but he still hasn’t taken the court with the Wizards. And the team announced this week that Young’s knee and quadriceps injuries would keep him out for at least the next month, if not longer. Young won’t even be re-evaluated until after the All-Star break. This news dropped Young to the bottom of the top-60 in points league rankings, and to outside of the top-110 in category rankings that are more punitive to his lack of defensive stats and poor scoring efficiency.
CloseDr. André Snellings is a senior writer for men’s and women’s fantasy basketball and sports betting at ESPN. André has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Michigan. He joined ESPN in 2017 after a 16-year career as a neural engineer, during which time he was also a writer and analyst for Rotowire.
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